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Summer Internship Opportunity

The Denison University Museum in Granville, OH seeks a paper conservation intern for a summer project working on the prints and drawings collection. The collection consists of over 1000 items, primarily 19th and 20th century American and European prints and drawings by artists such as Winslow Homer, Rockwell Kent, Honore Daumier and Pablo Picasso. The summer project is part of a large project to stabilize and rehouse the above collection. The intern will carry out documentation and minor treatment (i.e. hinge and tape removal, surface cleaning, and remounting) on the items. The intern will have the opportunity to assist and oversee the work of Denison undergraduate students who will also be working on the project. Along with the stabilization and rehousing project, the intern may also be able to participate in other conservation treatment projects. The intern will work with the Museum’s Curator of Collections, with appropriate training and supervision by paper conservators from the Intermuseum Conservation Association, (www.ica-artconservation.org) a regional, non-profit art conservation center in Cleveland, Ohio. The internship will be for 12 weeks and a stipend of $4,340 and housing will be provided. The internship should start in mid-May, but is flexible. Candidates should have experience with paper conservation, through a recognized conservation graduate program or other related experience. Current and recent students of the programs are encouraged to apply. Candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S. Deadline for application is Feb. 29th; a decision will be made in early March. Interested candidates should mail or fax a resume, cover letter, and list of three references to: Anna Cannizzo Curator of Collections Denison Museum 240 W. Broadway P.O. Box M Granville, OH 43023 Fax: (740) 587-5628 Email or telephone inquiries can be directed to: Anna Cannizzo cannizzoa@denison.edu Phone: (740) 587-6554

Denison Gallery Becomes A Museum

August 2006

This summer the Denison Gallery officially became a museum to acknowledge its large permanent collections. The Denison Museum holds over 7,000 objects which come from multiple areas of the world, but primarily derive from Asia, Europe, and North and Central America. The Burmese and the Central American Kuna Mola collections are the most significant and are internationally recognized. The print and drawing collection is also extensive, comprising almost 2,000 pieces ranging in date from the 15th though the 20th centuries.

Many changes are being put in place to bring exhibitions, operations, and programs in line with established museum standards. The new exhibition program will include shows drawn from the Denison and other museum collections, touring exhibitions, and contemporary art shows. The 2006-2007 academic year shows will include Perceiving Place (10 September-10 December 2006), The Art of Science (27 January-18 March 2007), and the senior art students' annual exhibition (8 April-9 May 2007).

Accompanying the exhibitions will be an extensive program of lectures and museum tours by faculty and students, artists' workshops, films co-sponsored by the Cinema Department, and other events. These will link the museum with other departments on campus, broadening the museum's appeal and improving its educational and entertainment potential.

An exhibition space in the museum has also been transformed into a permanent collections learning lab. The lab serves as a space for staff, students, and contract professionals to carry out collections projects, such as rehousing objects, cataloging, photography, and conservation. It also functions as an educational space where staff can teach workshops, give lectures to visiting classes, and interact with visitors. The lab is equipped with mobile tables, workstations, shelving systems, a small photography studio, and a temporary exhibition case. Labels and a video of exhibition planning and conservation and preservation of objects will be installed so that visitors will get a sense of the broad range of museum work.

Storage for the collection is undergoing further renovations this summer. The objects are being reorganized and rehoused. New shelving will accommodate the over-sized boxes holding the large textile collection. A new security system is being installed, and it is hoped that funding for a fire-suppression system will be found. These improvements will enable the museum to preserve its collection better and to borrow objects from other museums and institutions, enhancing the quality of its exhibitions.

Because of these changes, access to the Denison collection will be easier for everybody - Denison students and local, national, and international communities. The goal of all these improvements is to become a nationally accredited museum with connections to other institutions, such as the Smithsonian.